The award-winning play The Vagina Monologues came to UB this weekend in the Student Union Theater, presented by V-Day at UB 2015, with proceeds benefitting the national V-Day campaign that aims to end violence against women.
The women’s (6-10, 2-4 Mid-American Conference) and men’s (9-9, 1-2 MAC) tennis teams still have a chance to qualify for the conference tournament, but both will have to win out in order to reach the postseason.
Nick Sinay, who is currently a junior centerfielder for the Bulls, has an on-base percentage of .492, leads the Mid-American Conference with 25 stolen bases, is tied for the conference lead with 15 hits by pitches, and is a potential draft pick in June’s MLB Amateur Draft. But at one point, he thought he'd never be able to walk again due to a back injury – let alone play baseball.
Softball head coach Trena Peel describes the first half of the season as “on-the-job training.” The team has a completely new infield after starters graduated last year and the inexperienced team has struggled to win this season.
The Spectrum breaks down this week in UB sports, including men's and women's tennis, men's basketball and softball.
Despite her talent, Megan Burns wasn’t planning on swimming after high school until she found passion and fun in UB's swimming and diving team.
The Top Ten moments in UB sports the past two weeks.
Women’s tennis (5-7, 1-1 Mid-American Conference) The women’s tennis team earned its first MAC victory over Easter Michigan (5-10, 1-1 MAC) this past Sunday at the Miller Tennis Center.
The Bulls took 16 swimmers and five divers to Geneva, Ohio to compete at the SPIRE Institute from Wednesday, March 4 – Saturday, March 7 for the MAC title. After a slow start on the final day of events, the Bulls claimed third place.
The Bulls finished with nine individual first-place finishes and two team relay wins in 20 events, but finished fourth in the competition with 477 points in the women’s MAC Swimming and Diving Championship that began on Wednesday, Feb. 25 and concluded on Saturday, Feb. 28 at the Michael H. Jones Natatorium in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
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